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75. Neoscolopax rochussenii (Schleg.). 



Scolojxtx rochussenii ^cblegel, Xecl. Tijdschr. Dierl-. iii. p. 254 (1866 : Obi). 



This most remarkable woodcock was originally sent by Bernstein from Obi. I 

 am only aware of the existence of tliree specimens : the type from Obi in the 

 Leyden Museum, a specimen (now iu the British Museum) obtained by Mr. Harting 

 from Frank in Amsterdam, said to have come from Ternate, and a third brought 

 home by Lucas from (_)bi 3Iajor in the Tring ^Museum. t)bi is therefore the only 

 locality known for certain as the home of this rare bird. The specimen from Frank 

 is a native-made skin sent home with one of the usual North Moluccan trade-skin 

 lots, and there is no proof that it actually came from Ternate. IMr. Lucas says the 

 bird was called by the natives '• Snip utan," which means " wood-snipe." The figure 

 in Seebohm's Charadriidae is not well coloured. The ujjperside is Ijjack, with large 

 markings of an ochreous rufous, while on the plate the ground-colour is not black 

 enough, the markings too yellowish, not rufous enough. Our specimen measures as 

 follows : wing 205, tail 77, bill 100, metatarsus 47, middle toe 53 mm.* 



76. Numenius phaeopus varieg^atus (Scop.) (Migrant). 

 Collected on Obi ]Major by Ouilleniard and Waterstradt. (Migrant from the 

 north.) 



77. Esacus magnirostris (VieilL). 

 " c? " ad., June 1902, John Waterstradt coll. 



78. Herodias timoriensis (Less.). 

 One skin, Obi JIajor, from Lucas. Native name " Soweko." 



79. Garzetta nigripes Bp. 

 One, Obi Major, from Lucas. Native name " .Soweko." 



80. Butorides stagnatilis (Gould). 

 Also from Lucas, Obi Major. " .'<oweko.'" 



81. Tadorna radjah (Garn.j. 

 Obi Major, Lucas. " Bebeg utan." Already long ago obtained by Bernstein. 



82. Sula sula (L.). 

 Obi Major, Lucas. Native name "Bebeg laut." 



83. Sterna bergii Licht. 

 Obi Major, Bernstein and Lucas. Called " Pombog tauali " (Jide Lucas). 



84. Sterna dougalli Mont. 

 Obi Major, Bernstein coll. in Mus. Lugd. 



85. Sterna anaethetus Scop. 

 Obi, Bernstein coll. in Mus. Lugd. 



* While Ibis article was in print wc ivcuivfil ;i skin from llic auunliiin.s of L'.ilj.Tn. 



